Oman

Omantel Headquarters

The project entailed the design of a new headquarters building for Omantel, the leading telecommunications company in Oman. The building is located within the business park component of the Oman Conference and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) site in Muscat, Oman. It provides state-of-the-art offices and customer support facilities, including an auditorium, training laboratories, a cafeteria and staff recreation facilities.

The development comprises a ground floor level plus six-storey office accommodation located over three semi-basement parking levels. The development has a total floor area of 95,000 sqm, comprising 52,000 sqm of office space and 42,200 sqm of parking, accommodating up to 1,246 vehicles. Designed to achieve LEED Gold classification, the project features a stainless steel woven mesh ‘shroud’ that wraps around the entire building, together with a six-storey central atrium space measuring 30 m in diameter.

Construction was completed in mid-2019. WATG Architects (Honolulu) served as the Lead Design Consultant, providing design services through to the completion of the design development stage (Stages 1–3). SSH acted as the Main Consultant, delivering structural and MEP design services throughout all design stages (Stages 1–5), together with architectural, interior design, and landscape design services during the detailed design and tender stages (Stages 4 and 5). SSH also provided construction supervision services.